Seven men and a woman were charged in a federal indictment Tuesday with importing ketamine, commonly called Special K, from Mexico to San Diego to South Florida for distribution in Miami and New York. Normally used by veterinarians, Special K is abused for its hallucinogenic effects.

A search of one of the suspects' Miami Beach home Sept. 8 resulted in the seizure of eight stolen luxury cars worth $450,000, more than 50 pieces of fake identification and 200 vials of ketamine, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

In June, DEA agents seized 1,350 vials of ketamine being sent to one of the defendants, Thomas Lehmann, 31, of Miami Beach. The organization was regularly importing thousands of ketamine vials from Mexico, the DEA said.